China and the Olympics - weblinks

28 May 2008, 12:19PM

Weblinks to accompany "China, the Olympics and human rights"

Amnesty International's "Uncensor" website

• Uncensor
• "Human Rights in China - the facts"
• What you can do - actions ranging from what will take you 30 seconds to 5 minutes to 5 days....

Amnesty International sites and reports

• Human rights in China and the Beijing Olympics
• What human rights legacy for the Beijing Olympics?

• The Olympics countdown - failing to keep human rights promises
• Amnesty International Media Kit: Legacy of the Beijing Olympics
• The Olympics countdown - crackdown on activists threatens Olympics legacy

Chinese media

• Xinhua, China's official press agency
• Chinaview, news website developed by Xinhua

Profiles of human rights defenders in China

• "Uncensor" case studies
• Chinese human rights defenders
• Wei Jingsheng, dubbed "China's Mandela" at Arts for Amnesty and "moreorless: heroes and killers of the 20th century".

The Olympic movement and Olympic history

• The Olympic Movement
• The Olympic Charter
• Olympic Truce Centre
• Cold War violence erupts at Melbourne Olympics
• Ancient Olympics website
• The Ancient Olympic Games: International Olympic Committee site
• Olympia and the Origin of the Olympic Games
• History of Olympia
• The story of Kyniska: "The Only Woman in All Greece": Kyniska, Agesilaus, Alcibiades and Olympia
• Fabulous Females and Ancient Olympia
• Hellenic museum Olympic site

1989 protests at Tiananmen Square

• Amnesty International Australia page on Tiananmen square
• The Gate of Heavenly Peace: website to accompany video of the same name

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